1988 Syracuse Orangemen football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 23–10 vs. LSU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–2
Head coach
CaptainDaryl Johnston & Markus Paul[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Penn State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Boston College 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were invited to the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated LSU.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Temple
W 31–2141,727
September 10at Ohio State
L 9–2689,768
September 24Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 35–041,118[3]
October 1Maryland
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–945,197[4]
October 8Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 34–2048,798
October 15at Penn State
W 24–1085,916
October 22at East CarolinaNo. 19
W 38–1416,450[5]
November 5NavyNo. 16
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 49–2149,784
November 12at Boston CollegeNo. 15
W 45–2032,000
November 19at No. 4 West VirginiaNo. 14
L 9–3165,127[6]
December 3PittsburghNo. 18
W 24–749,860
January 2vs. No. 16 LSUNo. 17
W 23–1051,112[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 150
  2. ^ "1988 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Syracuse pounds Virginia Tech 35–0". Bristol Herald Courier. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse overtakes Maryland". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Orange avoid letdown, roll over East Carolina, 38–14". Star-Gazette. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W. Virginia ends perfect season". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Syracuse gains fame in win over LSU". Courier-Post. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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